Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
đź•— News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — Apr 19, 2024.
- 9:30 am: Arlington restaurants join D.C. area’s Latin Restaurant Week next month | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: New version of ARLnow website coming soon | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Arlington crisis response team may get more staff and expanded hours | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:20 pm: Video: TSA K-9 at DCA celebrates retirement with surprise party | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- JUST IN: Protests against military contractors underway in Crystal City (20016 views)
- Police break up big teen party in newly built North Arlington house (16623 views)
- Ballston affordable housing project opens after years-long delay (12906 views)
- JUST IN: FAA to investigate near collision today at DCA (11178 views)
- Possible medical emergency leads to overturned vehicle on I-66 (9721 views)
- UPDATE: Hail falls on much of Arlington amid Severe Thunderstorm Warning (9703 views)
- ACPD: Intoxicated woman damages convenience store, assaults police (7873 views)
- Office building in Ballston may be redeveloped as apartment building (5793 views)
- NOW: Fatal motorcycle crash shuts down NB I-395 (5634 views)
- Recreational weed veto sets back change by several years, proponents say at Arlington forum (3709 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Spring Celebration and Plant Sale
- 10:00 am: Adult Learn to Ride Bike Class
- 10:00 am: WHS Spring Sidewalk Sale
- 11:00 am: 2024 Arlington Fair Housing Conference
- 11:00 am: Earth Day Heroes 2024
- 1:00 pm: Mean Girls Jr.
- 1:00 pm: The Boro’s Celebration of Dance & Art
- 5:00 pm: Columbia Pike Artists Studio (CPAS): Free Open Studio
- 6:00 pm: Performances by Isa Leal & Liz Ensz + Skye Fort in conversation with NO GRIDS NO
- 6:30 pm: Cherry Blossom Sake Tasting Kusshi Westpost
- 6:30 pm: County Board Candidate Forum
- 9:30 pm: Swifty Saturday @ Quincy Hall
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 9:00 am: Global Strides 5K
- 2:00 pm: Columbia Pike Artists Studio (CPAS): Free Open Studio
- 3:00 pm: Westover Church Benefits Concert
- 3:00 pm: Season of Symphonies
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
The skies will be cloudy until mid-morning before gradually clearing up, and the temperature will reach a high of approximately 69 degrees. A north wind will blow at a speed of 8-14 mph, with gusts reaching up to 23 mph. By Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low temperature of about 43 degrees. The north wind will continue at a speed of 7-13 mph and gusts as high as 22 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋